Mop wringer



March 21, 1933. v M CESAR) 1,902,688

MOP WRINGER Filed Aug. 25, 19:52 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor May C'awar/oPatented Mar. 21, 1933 UNITED STATES MARY GESARIO, or KENOSHA,wrsconsriv Mor wnI veER Application filed August 25, 1932. Serial No.630,463.

This invention relates to mop wringers, and has particular reference tothat type of mop wringer comprising a bucket or a receptacle togetherwith wringlng rolls mounted in operative position thereon and betweenwhich the swathe of the mop is passed for forcing the water from theswathe 1nto the bucket or receptacle; and a salient feature of thepresent invention is the provision of a mop Wringer wherein the bucketor receptacle is provided with two compartments, one for clean water andthe other for the dirty water wrung from the mop, together with a novelform of wringer associated with the receptacle or pail, the entiredevice consisting of but relatively few parts, and being capable of easymanipulation and ready transportation from one place to another.

The invention, together with its numerous objects and advantages, willbe best understood from a study of the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the 725 wringer.

Figure 2 is a front elevational View thereof with certain parts brokenaway and shown in section.

With reference more in detail to the draw- 39 ings it will be seen thatthe improved wringer comprises a pail or receptacle generally designatedby the reference character 5. The receptacle in the present instance isof general rectangular configuration and is provided with twocompartments, of which one, the compartment 6, is for water squeezedfrom the mop, and the other, the compartment 7, is for clean water. Thecompartments 6 and 7 are formed through the medium of a Verticalpartition 8 supported between the side Walls 9 of the bucket orreceptacle 5.

The receptacle 5 is mounted on swivelled casters 10, the casters 10being located one each at the corners of the bottom of the receptacle 5.

The receptacle 5 is also provided with suitable brake means adjacentopposite ends thereof, and each of said brake means includes a bar 11secured at one end to an end 5Q wall 12 of the receptacle, and having afree end projecting forwardly and *saidfree end having pivoted thereto aground-engaging, stop including a shank 13 provided on'its lower endwith a knob-14= of rubber or other suitable yieldable material tofrictional l'y engage the ground and therebyretain the-receptacle 5against: casual movement.

Mdunted on'th'e receptacle 5 is a wringer per se designated generally bythelreference' M character 15, -Wringer 15 comprises a pair of elongatedparallel bars 16- which are -secured at their lower ends to the:partition: 8 through the medium of rivets-or other fastem i-ng elements17. For the major portionsfof their lengths, bars 16' are spaced, and attheir upper ends converge and aresecured together as at 18. Rising fromthat end wall 1210f the bucket 5 forming one ofthe walls of thecompartment. dis astandard 19 and sup 7 ported between the standard-19and the bars m 16 is a wringer roll 20-,the latter being disposedadjacent theupper ends. of thestandaid 19. A substantially-zU-shapedframe includes curved side or armporti0ns121-piv'- oted. intermediatetheir ends as at 22l'to; the standard 19 and one of the bars 16; .The'end'. portion of the referred to frame is designated y the. referencecharacter 23 and has; rotatably mounted thereon a roller 24-;cooperablewith the roller 20 for squeezing the swathetof the mop therebetween forforcing the water from said swathe. a;

At their free ends, the arms or sides 21 of the aforementionedU-shap'ed: frame areprolvi'ded; with eyes 25 with: which are engagedpintles; 26: provided on the free endscof the sidesor' arms 27 ofasubstantially V shaped bracket that extends downwardly from the arms 21at the front of the receptacle 5;. At the apex thereof, the VT'sha'pedbracket re ferred tosupportsra foot pedal 28. The-arm's 27 of saidbracket areof resilient material and can be readily; swunginwardlytowards one another for moving; the pintles 26= outof engagement withthe eyes25t 1 V g i v The aforementioned U-shaped bracket in cludingtheparts21iand 23 is normally urged to rotate 'in: ant antirclockwisedirection through the medium of a spring29Fconne'cted' atone-.endiwithoneaofrthe armsflhandiat its a shaft 30 mounted in a manner hereinaftermade manifest adjacent the upper ends of the bars or standards 16, andthis shaft 30 has a chain and sprocket connection 31 with that end ofthe roller shaft 20 supported between the bars 16 as shown in Figure 2.Shaft 3O is provided on one end with a crank handle 32. Obviously, byrotating the shaft 30, the roller 20 will be rotated.

For supporting the shaft 30 there is provided a pair of bearings 33within which the shaft 30 is journaled. These bearings 33 are providedon the endsof short straps 34 provided with pins 35 adapted to beengaged with selected openings 36 provided in the upper portions of thebars 16. It will be noted that each ofth-e bars 16 is provided with avertical series ;of spaced openings 36 and in valinement with the seriesof openings 36, said bars are also provided with vertical slots 37 foraccommodating the shaft 30. It will thus be seen that by..placing thepins 35 in the desired apertures 36 the shaft 30 may bemounted at the'desiredelevation for taking up slack in the chain 31.

, There is also provided for each of the compartments 6 and 7 draincocks 38.

.;The use ofthe device is thought apparent. The clean water incompartment 7 may be used for scrubbing purposes, and when it is desiredto wring the mop, the swathe thereof is placed between the rollers 20and 24 and by pressing on thevpedaln28, roller 24 is moved intocooperative position with the roller 20fo'r squeezing the swathe of themop therebetween. WVith the swathe of the map thus arranged between therollers 20 and 24, roller 20 may be rotated by rotating shaft 30, powerbeing transmitted from the sha-ft30 through the chain and sprocketmechanism 31 to the roller 20 as is apparent.

Even though I have herein shownand described the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, it is'to be understood that the invention. is susceptibleof further changes, modifications, and improvements coming within thescope of'the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A mop wringer comprising in combination a receptacle provided with twocompartments, swivel casterssupporting said receptacle, laterallyextending bars mounted on the receptacle at relatively oppositeendsthereof, and ground'engagin'gelements pivotally connected with saidbars; and a wringer device mounted on said receptacle inoperative'position to 1 one of said compartments, said wringer' devicecomprising a pair of spaced parallel supports, a rollerrotatably-supported between said supports,-a shaft mounted

